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  • Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After a life of hiding and laying low so as not to end up trapped in the Underwold, that's exactly where Reagan finds herself.It could be worse, though. She could've had a hostile father as her jailor instead of a man eager to teach her magic. She might've been trapped with someone other than the steadfast Druid...
  • A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler

    A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Parker Ferro is fine.Sure, he’s still recovering from his last case and his sister has started keeping secrets, but that’s just another day in the life of the Windrose of San Amaro.Then the local werewolf alpha calls in a favor when he's turned on by his own pack and the last thing Parker wants to do is get mired in the city's pack politics...
  • Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way.Three of them our now ours to raise—the ogre triplets...
  • Drowning Studies by Erin R. Flynn

    Drowning Studies by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and my life is radically different from a few months ago. I’m a college freshman who didn’t finish high school. I’ve inherited more money than I could ever spend after nineteen years of never having much of anything. I’m the last fairy… And no one knows what happened to the rest of them. That doesn’t even cover half of it...
  • Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    As a gargoyle, Jet would prefer to spend his days sitting on the corner of a building, but when Samantha insists that Krampus is going to ruin Christmas, the two of them set off on an adventure to stop the creature. At least that’s the plan...
  • Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lexi Blake comes a new epic-length story in her Thieves/Hunter world…A daughter lostSummer has spent her whole life wondering about the family she left behind. On the night she came into being she only had a few moments with them. In that brief time, she reached out to her father, looking deep into his soul, and gifted him the will to go on...
  • City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake

    City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Final ConfrontationCaelan is done being a pawn of the gods.He’s been herded and molded by the liars and manipulators.He’s put the lives of his family in danger again and again.And he is done.It’s time to face the mad Goddess of the Hunt in the last place any of them want to go—the Ordas.If they’re lucky, the special assistance he’s called in will arrive in time...
  • The Course of True Love [and First Dates] by Cassandra Clare

    The Course of True Love [and First Dates] by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood might fall in love—but first they have a first date. When Magnus Bane, warlock, meets Alec Lightwood, Shadowhunter, sparks fly. And what happens on their first date lights a flame..
  • Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone

    Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When the fae kidnapped Violet they underestimated Arianna, Queen of the wolf shifters. There was literally nothing she wouldn't do to save her best friend. Which is why she sets out with her mate and pack of dominants to rescue the magic born from the fae lands. As she expected the Otherworld is fraught with danger, but there is one thing which takes her completely by surprise...
  • Healing Aiden by Jocelynn Drake

    Healing Aiden by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aiden Varik has had two great loves in his very long life.And he lost them both too soon.His only wish is to protect his four vampire sons and their mates.But someone from Aiden’s distant past has returned to break down the walls erected around his wounded heart.Temptation never tasted so sweet...
  • Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a powerful warlock from an original line be everything a broken shifter needs to heal? Benjamin Ward loves seeing his fellow enforcers find their fated mates. He wants that and has made it no secret that he would love someone to cherish and spend his life with. When his aura reacts to the adorable cutie cooking, his heart hurts when he realizes who his fated One is and what he’s been through...
  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aleron Eastaughffe is a billionaire griffin who knows what he wants…Namely, a gorgeous city penthouse, a life of luxury, and the respect and admiration of his peers-–all the things he’s come to expect as one of the Eastaughffes...
  • A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Saving the city was supposed to be the hard part...Parker Ferro can’t catch a break. After saving San Amaro from destruction for the second time and reconciling with his boyfriend, his current plans are to relax on his couch until his ears stop ringing.Unfortunately, the thousand realms he just saved have a way of yanking him back into service and the dead have come back to haunt him...
  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
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    dragons  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban
  • Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Panther Prowling returns to the Otherworld where one of the D’Artigo sisters faces a terrifying challenge that’s more personal than she ever could have imagined.  We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch...
  • Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She rouses the sleeping dragon...Wing Slayer Hunter Kieran "Key" DeMicca has always known he's a monster. Twisted magic saddled him with the spirit of a lethal dragon, and named him guardian of the deadly Dragon Tear. Humans and demons will do anything to get that Tear, including harm those Key loves so he remains alone...
  • The Dragon Experiment by Louisa Masters

    The Dragon Experiment by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who knew sleeping around could save the entire species? I’m a simple dragon. Give me knowledge, give me research, give me rings for my hoard, and give me athletic men who want to get sweaty between the sheets… or anywhere else. Those things make me happy. Other things… well, who cares about those? Turns out, I should have cared. Or at least paid attention...
  • Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc...
  • The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s more magic in this world than I ever thought possible. Money means everything when you grow up with nothing. Posting risqué videos online may not be everyone’s ideal career, but it’s given me everything I need. I’m free. The hotshot lawyer Porter may not get it, but I don’t care. He can think anything he wants to… Until the jerk tries to steal my house.Sort of...
  • In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It was 1972, and a teenage girl named Elizabeth Ryan thought that her world was coming to an end. Elizabeth was the daughter of two Selkies, you see, and she had just been passed up for a skin. But then a mysterious cousin who calls herself Annie appears, and Elizabeth finds other things to think about...It can be easy to forget that worlds don't wait for heroes before they begin...
  • Stealth Magic 401 by Viola Grace

    Stealth Magic 401 by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stealing an ancient artifact is a strange test, but going up against her family and the law adds a new level of difficulty. Imara wants nothing more than to find a different course, but Stealth Magic gives her the credits she needs to stay on track and there aren’t any other options rearing their heads...
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    dragons  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban  adult  book
  • Fool's Errand by Ophelia Bell

    Fool's Errand by Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In my case that was literal - I had Ozzie West’s soul and didn’t know it, but now it’s been torn from me and him along with it. I’m afraid I will never get him back. My heart is broken.My three mates may try to fill that void, but they don’t understand what he meant to me. They can’t see the memories unlocked by Fate...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  magic  paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  fae  dragons  romance
  • Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Parker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders...
  • Tis the Season to Be Outed by A.J. Sherwood

    Tis the Season to Be Outed by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is NOT how Ross intended to come out to his mom. Gay or Supernatural. Good thing she's a Young.Tags:holiday celebrations, lots of them, Ross is outed, in more ways than one, accepting family, Glenn is a good boyfriend, Ross is ready for the holidays to be over please and thank you...
  • Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over...
  • Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 5.Trading her services to a vampire king is a price Leo pays gladly, but her human life is not on the table. Leonora has managed to save her pregnant sister from a vampire attack, but to insure the safety of her sister and niece, Leo is willing to pay with everything but her life...
  • Jorah by Michele Notaro

    Jorah by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will Jorah have a chance to fall in love with the person his soul is longing for, or will the horrors of the world keep them apart? When I was fourteen, I was sucked through a portal to another realm—the land of the fae—and forced to live there for three years. Crazy, right? Welcome to my world...
  • Definitely Not Paid Enough For This by A.J. Sherwood

    Definitely Not Paid Enough For This by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Company policy forbids me from accepting power from customers in exchange for any product on the shelves, my blood, my soul, or my firstborn child…” When Ross started working night shift at a lonely gas station in Salem, he expected quiet nights. Instead, he found himself face to face—quite literally—with the supernatural...
  • A Dragon's Family Album by Thea Harrison

    A Dragon's Family Album by Thea Harrison

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This book contains Dragos Takes a Holiday, Pia Saves the Day, and Peanut Goes to School (two novellas and a short story in the Elder Races series, previously published separately). All three stories focus on the Cuelebres, the First Family of the Wyr.Dragos Takes a Holiday: When the Cuelebre family heads to Bermuda for some much needed R&R, it’s no ordinary weekend in the sun...
  • Ancient and Immortal by K.N. Banet

    Ancient and Immortal by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was once an queen.He will always be a bandit.Their startling connection will change their lives.Zuri just wanted to get away. She wanted to go to her favorite territory and forget about the drama of her family. She wanted to visit her mother and just... forget.Instead, she'll find an Immortal in her territory...
  • I Kid You Not by Macy Blake

    I Kid You Not by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ASIN B0B4PVM3FLZachary Perry is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of his mysterious, gruff, and oh-so-gorgeous forest ranger neighbor, even if it means transforming his very bookish, nerdy self into someone (gulp!) outdoorsy so he can fit into Roan’s world...
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    mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  magic  lgbtq  urban  romance  fantasy
  • Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I can’t give him up, even if it costs me my life...Miles and Cade are on the run. Without money, protection, or allies they have only each other to rely on as they flee the most powerful mage house in the country. Unfortunately, the outside world is even more dangerous than the lion’s den they just escaped from...
  • Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, even with Myst, the Queen of the Indigo Court, temporarily out of action, the new Queens of the Golden Wood find themselves facing incredible danger..
  • Hitched: The Top Ten by G.K. DeRosa

    Hitched: The Top Ten by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Fae prince, a guardian angel, twin dragon shifters, a vampire… And that’s only the beginning.Now that the truth is out about the supernaturals, things are starting to get interesting. With ten bachelors remaining, Kimmie-Jayne needs to get her head in the game. But with a murder investigation underway on set, listening to her heart only complicates matters...
  • A Long Conversation by Cassandra Clare

    A Long Conversation by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What does it mean to be married? What do we commit to when we commit to each other for life? On a tense, hot summer night at the New York Institute, one couple will begin to find out as they celebrate their engagement. Another couple will explore that step, only to be thrown back by a violent emergency that calls them to duty before love...
  • The Solstice Countdown by Lisa Shearin

    The Solstice Countdown by Lisa Shearin

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As an agent of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI), I know that evil doesn’t take a vacation, but this time it made an exception and followed me on mine.I’m Makenna Fraser, seer for SPI, and I’m taking my boyfriend, goblin dark mage Rake Danescu, home for the holidays to meet my family...
  • Binding Magic by Viola Grace

    Binding Magic by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 7.A mage, a destiny and a surprising pedigree. It is hard to juggle new discoveries with a dragon on her tail. Minerva enjoys her life as a master mage. She creates spells that no one has seen before and enjoys her family and friends. She will do anything for them, and she has...
  • Perpetual Prey by Viola Grace

    Perpetual Prey by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunted through history, Elsinor has had enough. She is going to fight her stalker, whoever he is. Elsinor has walked the earth for thousands of years, but every few decades, she must start over. Waking up in agony with her organs slowly regenerating, she has coined a new phrase Prometheus Syndrome...
  • Wren and Oak by Sam Burns

    Wren and Oak by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has been peaceful for a now unprecedented two months, but everyone knows it’s the calm before the storm. The Summer king is coming for the thorn—a weapon destined to bring his end—and Fletcher has never felt so helpless. When the disturbing dreams start and his mentor, Oak, is hesitant to discuss them, Fletcher doesn’t know where to turn...
  • The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elan Ravenscroft is a Dragon Knight and his father’s heir apparent. He is a battle-tested warrior and ready to defend his family and the Crimson Coven in his father’s name. He expected battle and danger when he accepted his father’s assignment to the Crimson Coven, but he did not expect to find himself face to face with his fated mate in the midst of war. He doesn’t know if he can handle both...
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    dragons  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves

    Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He ran because of fear, but was found because of love. . . The moment Blayze McKnight joins the Pryde Pack he knows it is only a matter of time before everyone finds out that he is not what he claims to be. Being the last of his kind, Blayze was never taught the way of the dragon. Because the man he wants he can never claim as his...
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    dragons  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions...
  • Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love and Magic abound in Crimson, Virginia. Leroy Thibodaux has been the Sheriff of Crimson for a little over a year and he’s really settling into the job. He joined the Crimson Coven after fighting alongside them in the Great War and finds himself very much at home. All that’s missing is his Fate chosen love by his side...
  • The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This client is all wet... After receiving a hot tip on the whereabouts of my almost-boyfriend’s nearly-ex-husband (hey, I told you—it’s complicated!), I thought my love life was finally coming up for air. But when we stake out the remote lake, it’s not the ex who surfaces...
  • Common Sense, Where Art Thou? by A.J. Sherwood

    Common Sense, Where Art Thou? by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “How about we just negotiate hazard pay here and now?” Ross isn’t one for seizing the day, he prefers poking at it with a stick. So, with the gas station in ashes, he makes the only logical choice: agree to an interview with Glenn to be his PA.The welcome party that starts before he’s even accepted the job is a little worrying, but rather sweet...
  • Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton

    Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Set in the same universe as the Adam Binder series, Rogue Community College is a delightful fantasy with lots of magic and mayhem … and more than a few dinosaurs.Isaac Frost is an Undertaker, a magical assassin sent to infiltrate and destroy the elves’ new school for wayward practitioners...
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    lgbtq  magic  paranormal  mlm  urban  fae  romance  fantasy
  • The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla

    The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Avery showed up for his temp job on Monday morning, he’d had certain expectations in mind. He was not expecting to end up bent over his new boss’s desk. It was an innocent mistake, and he’s determined to move on, but the experience left him breathless and more than a little curious. So when his new boss is left without a feeder, he volunteers to help...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  shapeshifters  dragons  magic  romance  fantasy
  • Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace

    Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Her magic is coming along, her kitten is still deadly, and she is about to make an actual friend. Controlling weather is simple by comparison. Sky Breaking seemed like a useful course, but its usefulness lay in the amount of credits that would count toward Imara’s degree. Once she is in the course, she meets the only other student, and they strike an unlikely friendship...
  • Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has had a tough winter, and Devon Murphy wants nothing more than to make it better. When he proposes a solution to the town’s low morale, it creates a rift in his relationship with his boyfriend, Wade. They’ve hardly ever argued, and when things get tense, Devon has no idea how to handle it...
  • Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper

    Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Being(s) in Love StoryIn the nineteenth century, the dragon Dìzhèn put the small coastal town of Everlasting under her protection. Her family was supposed to carry on the tradition, but all of Dìzhèn the Great’s heirs eventually left rather than live in the shadow of such a powerful dragon.Only the youngest dragon of the current generation remains: Zarrin, the softhearted disgrace of his family...
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    dragons  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult
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